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More than 40% of Americans know someone who died from drug overdose, UK researcher finds

Mar 7, 2024, 7:42 AM

That’s according to a new RAND study, co-authored by Julie Cerel, Ph.D., professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, and published in the American Journal of Public Health.

KIPRC develops detection map for responding to unusual overdose spikes

Feb 2, 2024, 7:28 AM

An unusual spike in drug overdoses in Lexington, recently has spurred the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to advise people, especially those with substance use disorder or those connected to someone with it, to carry naloxone.

Survivors Union of the Bluegrass marks year of impact on UK research

Jan 26, 2024, 7:40 AM

A community advisory board is marking more than a year of impacting research at the University of Kentucky.

Translational cannabis, polysubstance use science is focus of 6th annual UK Substance Use Research Event

Jan 10, 2024, 7:10 AM

The Substance Use Research Priority Area has set the date for its sixth annual Substance Use Research Event (SURE) and registration is currently open.

UK research team studies maternal opioid use impact on placenta, baby

Dec 4, 2023, 7:19 AM

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid use disorder on mothers and babies.

Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center awarded CDC grant to strengthen overdose prevention efforts

Nov 29, 2023, 7:51 AM

The grant, in collaboration with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, provides opportunities to strengthen ongoing efforts to combat Kentucky’s drug overdose crisis and reduce overdose-related harms.

UK researchers awarded $2.6 million to study new drug combination driving overdose deaths

Oct 31, 2023, 7:25 AM

The $2.65 million five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will support research to understand how xylazine and fentanyl change the brain’s signaling pathways.

Telehealth supports retention in treatment for opioid use disorder, UK study finds

Oct 24, 2023, 8:31 AM

Published in JAMA Network Open, new findings are adding to a growing body of evidence demonstrating positive outcomes associated with telemedicine for treating opioid use disorder.

HEAL expands naloxone access to turn the tide on overdose deaths

Aug 29, 2023, 7:07 AM

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse deadly effects. One such way is naloxone, which has become more available throughout Kentucky due to UK’s HEALing Communities Study.

UK College of Pharmacy receives funding to increase access to lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder

May 3, 2023, 7:02 AM

The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) has selected the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy as one of three higher education entities funded to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder in pharmacies and health care settings.

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